Saints Player of the Day Josh Ball looks to resurrect career at a crowded tackle position.
There are 79 days remaining before the New Orleans Saints kick off their 2025 regular season with a home showdown against the Arizona Cardinals. It’ll be their 59th NFL season, but first under new head coach Kellen Moore after a 5-12 record last year. Offensive lineman Josh Ball currently wears number 79 for New Orleans. A late-season pickup in 2024, Ball is our Saints Player of the Day.
- Name (age): Josh Ball (27)
- Hometown: Stafford, Va.
- Position: Offensive tackle
- Height, weight: 6-foot-8, 304 pounds
- College: Marshall Thundering Herd
- Relative Athletic Score: 7.80
- Drafted: Round 4, 138th overall in 2021 (Dallas Cowboys)
- NFL experience: 2 years
- 2025 salary cap hit: $960,000
Ball did not appear in any regular season contests last season. The Saints signed him to their active roster off the Dallas practice squad late in the year. Ball will try to resurrect his career by earning a swing tackle spot with New Orleans this summer. To do it, he’ll have to beat out fellow reserves Landon Young, Josiah Ezirim, and rookie Easton Kilty behind projected starters Taliese Fuaga and Kelvin Banks Jr.
